# quaking

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #57,651

## Definitions
1. The action of the verb quake.

## Etymology
From Middle English quakinge, quakyng, from Old English cwacung (“quaking, trembling”), equivalent to quake + -ing.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/quaking